A motorist who injured several people when he crashed into a food bank queue has been warned by a judge he can expect to serve a prison sentence.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how Martin Casey, 38, suffered a partial seizure during the incident in Kirk Hallam last July, Derbyshire Live reports. He had crashed the same van in the same road the week before.
Casey, of College Street in Long Eaton, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving when he appeared over videolink from HMP Wakefield.
But he pleaded not guilty to a number of more serious charges, two allegations of grievous bodily harm with intent and four of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent allegations.
Prosecutor Jeremy Janes told the hearing: “Those pleas are acceptable to the prosecution.
“This case has been considerably reviewed a number of times and has included getting eminent experts in their field from both the prosecution and the defence to provide reports.
“Those reports make it clear it is more likely than not that Mr Casey was suffering a partial seizure on both occasions (he crashed the van).”
The incident took place on July 5, last year, when police officers were called to Kenilworth Drive, in Kirk Hallam, after reports of a crash involving a van and a number of people.
Three casualties were taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre and one was taken to Ilkeston Community Hospital, while a fifth was treated at the scene.
Casey will be sentenced on Monday and was remanded into custody by Judge Timothy Spencer QC who said: “I will need to see the most up-to-date medical evidence about the nature of the injuries caused and the future prognosis.
“Mr Casey, you know you are in a very serious position.
“You have been in prison for a very long time now and you are likely to remain so when you are sentenced on Monday.”
